Dale Ellis: BAD decisions could have taken the NBA career AND LIFE of this Supersonics great | FPP

[@Teddy42O]

Dale Ellis is a underrated sharpshooter & desreves more respect!!!! 🔥🔥

[@FlowboyVegas1]

Who disrespects him?

[@Teddy42O]

​@FlowboyVegas1 A lot of modern day NBA fans 25 & under.

[@jasoncoleman2797]

​@tedcox6969 exactly bcuz they don't know nothing but King James and Chef Curry....Not taking anything away from those guys....

[@mopreme3605]

He can ball 🏀🏀🏀 3 out of five

[@CSDonohue11]

@@Teddy42O Lmao Yea right

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. Believe it or not, I shot TWO-handed until I was 19! Even more shocking, is that some of my three-pointers and free-throws actually went in! I have also had declining eyesight since 11th grade (1989-90). Well, in late 1992, I started shooting ONE-handed. And, finally, 4 years too late, I got glasses and contacts. In the SUMMER of 1994, I wore SOFT contact lenses, and shot ONE-handed, Dale Ellis form. My shooting accuracy (during shootarounds) SKYROCKETED!! Even at 50 in 2023, I often shoot Dale Ellis 3-Pointers, and can make 3 or 4 in a row.

[@primoxxl71]

That is amazing!

[@stampscapes]

Ellis is the guy that I've often wondered about in todays game. He was shooting from the more distant 3 point line (which, sometimes, I've thought they should bring back). These days, they'd have him averaging 10 shots from 3 and he'd be on a max contract. I don't remember him on that Dallas team. Blew up on the Sonics. Ellis was a major problem for the Lakers in those days and I remember reading a story where Michael Cooper and Byron Scott were talking about guarding him in the playoffs.

[@CSDonohue11]

They did years ago That shorter distance only lasted 2 or 3 seasons. Since like 1997 it’s been back to it’s original distance

[@jinglebell61]

Dale Ellis scored 53 points on November 9th, 1989 in which the Seattle SuperSonics were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks 155-154 in five overtimes.

[@kennethvega7242]

Dale Ellis one of the first Marksman of the era

[@Ira.J712]

These videos are definitely some of my favorites keep up the good work buddy

[@antwan1357]

Dale Ellis I remember him people saying he was good , but he was before my time.

[@terrellwashington3050]

There were plenty of great players before a lot of our times. But as far as Dale Ellis being a cold-blooded shooter and scorer.... YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT!!!! SHIT!!!! HE WAS NEARLY UNTOUCHABLE SOME NIGHTS!!!! 🏀💯

[@CasterShellz]

First player in NBA history to make 1,000 three-pointers in a career. Ahead of his time.

[@octaviousmotley7653]

Don't know why he not in the HOF

[@viviandarkbloom100]

My Father and I were Season Ticket holders in Dallas from 1981-92. Saw Dale from the get go in the League. We called him Trigger in our section. Had such a quick release. Would come off the bench and hit a couple of 3's like that. Could fill it up. Then he went to Seattle and blossomed.

[@Youdoxxikill]

Your father and you or just your father you mean

[@AlbertPullhoez]

You should do one on Alvin Robertson. He had a HOF type start to his career yet messed it up

[@powerbadpowerbad]

Alvin was SMACKED in the face REAL hard by Shaq !!! He said something to Shaq that set him off. OUCH. LOL.

[@AlbertPullhoez]

@@powerbadpowerbad Alvin was about to try and kill Shaq lol

[@powerbadpowerbad]

@@AlbertPullhoez Like I said,don't know what Alvin said to Shaq-Daddy to make him fist punch him in the head 9 and it was a good hard smack too ) LOL.

[@RoyPage1970]

Alvin smacked him first​@@powerbadpowerbad

[@RoyPage1970]

​@@powerbadpowerbadShaq was just a yellow rookie then dude Robertson would have destroyed him

[@PhoenixAscending]

This is the most eye opening, for me anyways, video that you have done so far. I didn't really start watching the NBA as a kid, until about the '92 season. I never knew Ellis was so good, as I remember him later in his career, and did not know the Sonics had such a good team, and that Chambers and Mcdaniels were that good early on in their careers. Another great video

[@demoncleaner45]

Reggie Miller passed him in career 3s for good in the 1997-98 season. But I wonder if he benefited from the shortened arc in 1995-97 in allowing him to catch up, whereas Ellis shot with the longer arc in the 1980s and early '90s, but wasn't playing as many minutes and getting as many shots as Reggie later in his career.

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

16:45 I know where that is! It's the Mercer Street on ramp to Interstate 5! I've driven by that a ZILLION times! Well, I was born and raised in Seattle, and I'm 51 in 2024. Still, it hits home a bit.

[@dclayton734]

Kevin Nash was Dale Ellis college teammate.

[@ForgottenPlayerProfiles]

Big Daddy cool! That's awesome, I didn't realize that

[@dclayton734]

@@ForgottenPlayerProfiles Nash (#43) is standing next to Dale in the team picture.

[@GHOST91141]

Damn I never knew that

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

I feel like Nash jackknife is literally akin to dunking a literal human being.

[@17thN.O]

Wolfpac in.the house. One of my all-time favorite wrestlers.

[@tdb4291]

Do one on joe Johnson a 7x all star that everyone already forgot about

[@DRV404]

ISO Joe!

[@le0np0we]

Love this series, man! Great work!

[@octaviousmotley7653]

Hell yeah I love it..wish he would do a Rolando BLACKMAN documentary

[@marcoslaureano5562]

Dale Ellis was a monster from three, especially in his Seattle years. Imho he was a slightly better 3pt shooter than Reggie Miller during the late 80s and through the 90s. And Chris Mullin was just a slight notch below Dale as well. But Dale was putting up 48% in '88-'89 which is insane as he nearly made HALF his threes. His 3 point percentage was better than a lot of guys whole field goal percentages. Tbh, I didn't like Jim Jackson as a player but tbh I think he may have been just as good a 3pt shooter as Ellis - but AFTER he turned 30 I mean. As post-30 years old, Jackson had an amazing 5 seasons where he shot over 40 percent and three seasons where he shot 45%, 46% and 47% from the three. Though the difference is that Ellis was a great shooter from his rookie season on. But Jim Jackson had a stretch of seasons where he may have been the most dangerous three point guy in the whole league - and funnily enough, it was right after Ellis retired that Jackson became a straight up deadly sharp shooter. Almost like D.E. passed his powers on to Jim.🙂And I didn't know anything about Dale's off the court issues so great research and presentation. Thanks again for another great vid man. Being stuck at home with an injury and barely able to walk is boring as hell and it's killing me. But between your channel and Basketball Time Machine channel - I can sit on my porch in this nice weather and it makes the situation a lot easier to bear. So thanks for that brother.

[@christophertifre2018]

Very quietly had a great career. 4 straight 20 point seasons,career 40 percent 3 point shooter

[@lilpenny1982]

Borderline HOF career and was a winner too.

[@GladToAssist]

Maybe the best NBA content creator around at this point of time. Well edited videos and a great series that actually gets u excited when a new episode drops

[@ForgottenPlayerProfiles]

I appreciate that

[@kincamell]

Gratitude. Ps Those 87 - 88 Lakers were amazing

[@justinmunson1412]

Deserves a spot in the hall of fame

[@atm1919]

Lmao what u smoking?

[@98m6UoPjA4HRHiE]

Those 80s Mavs. Crazy how many really good but not great players were there at some point

[@harveymcelroy9332]

One of the greatest jump shooters in nba history

[@aking2330]

Dale ellis, reaf lafrentz, and hornacek would be stars in the league today.

[@Aaron80B]

2K from idk what year made me learn more about him and I love his game. As a Nets fan, he reminds me of Drazen. A great shooter but much more than that.

[@Youdoxxikill]

Playing eras mode with my brothers , dale Ellis is a shooting GOD

[@Aaron80B]

@@Youdoxxikill Straight sharpshooter AND tall too. I think it was 2k15 MyTeam that put me on to him. Haven’t played 2k24 yet but I love playing eras because of using players like that.

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

I was born in Seattle in 1973, Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I was a senior in high school in 1990-91. I was at Dick's Hamburgers getting lunch that afternoon. In the building where the Sonics executive offices were at the time, I saw the elevator door open. All of a sudden, not one, but TWO 6'7" men came out, fighting with each other!! I went to a payphone (payphone!), called 9-1-1, and reported that TWO men were in a fistfight! I was asked by the dispatcher, "Do you know the names of the perpetrators?" I said, "Dale........Ellis!" And, "Javier McDaniel." On the condition of anonymity, one Sonics player said to me, "We're getting pretty tired of his (Dale Ellis') stuff."

[@theorangeswami7981]

That Sonics team was deadly from 3!!!

[@supafrancis]

When asked who was the best shooter of all time, Larry Bird said, "There are so many.. Dale Ellis comes to mind" There is no higher praise than that

[@lashgoshotwheels1127]

Thank you

[@jerrho1]

I was there for his 3k 3pt vs kings! My first NBA game in person and at the Alamodome

[@zo62]

Dallas was LOADED!!!

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

5:19 I did NOT know, that Dale Ellis could sky and dunk like that!

[@RE1GN_BLOOD]

Watched him against Phoenix so many times. His release was so quick and wet.

[@gmcnellys2130]

The Wives got into that’s wild smh!!!! They was going back to they ladies talking ish about each other hahaha

[@DRV404]

Imma educate myself here, only knew him for being a great shooter. Can you do Grandmomma, Mighty Mouse and Big Country(would be cool to talk about the first 2 guys that were consider "stars" on Vancouver and Toronto)

[@jasonic-ks2tm]

You do such awesome work! Do you have patron? Also here's a solid list! Doug Christie, derrick Coleman, and John starks. Oh yeah Jimmy Jackson. Lol

[@isiahbraun8704]

Dale desert eagle Ellis ❤

[@ghostsignal]

Fun fact: Dale Ellis played basketball with professional wrestler Kevin Nash at UT.

[@CliffPierson777]

Please do one on Joe Wolf or David Wood.

[@richallen1490]

Very underated

[@bigglilwayne7050]

You should cover the first player to be drafted by the Miami Heat

[@TheHoodedSchmedlapp]

Request for a vid on Xavier McDaniel

[@jefferywaters8622]

Do Josh Smith next

[@handsomeX]

Wow i never realized he was 6'7". I always thought he was around 6'4".

[@scottcochrane]

LaPhonso Ellis.

[@risto_delicious]

Xavier McDaniel soon please 😊

[@xzzz444x9]

I use him a lot in the MyEras mode

[@stevelegreid]

Do a Tom Chambers video!

[@Dantana773]

Even tho Dale Ellis had the off the court stuff going on I still was a big fan of his game and shooting Form , I enjoyed watching him go at it against Michael Jordan and other stars of the league ( One of the Leagues Most Under rated Shooters) A .403 career 3 point percentage is solid. Went from bench Player to 4 straight Seasons of 20 plus points per Game. 1st NBA Player to hit 1k 3 point shots Dale should be in the hall of fame in my opinion

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

I always thought the Ellis, Chambers, X Man Sonics were as good as Payton Kemp.

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

I was born in Seattle in 1973. Payton, and even Kemp, were SO much better defensively, than Ellis and Chambers. Kemp was a 10+ rebounds per game, in his prime. Ellis and Chambers could score, but were one-dimensional, compared to Payton and Kemp.

[@lou4958]

Do one on Sean Elliott

[@mongoslade277]

I can do one on Sean Elliott. You might not like it though

[@lou4958]

@@mongoslade277 I'll like it 👌🏿 I'm a 80's baby

[@justinmunson1412]

Bring back our Sonics!

[@benjiicurrency2570]

We need Steve Francis vid 🔥

[@elonmartin5065]

It seem like he average 5 drinks a game too wtf he's a legend but with demons

[@konstantinkoverchenko9587]

Dale “The Chin” Ellis! 😊

[@J.Giovanni]

I always thought that Rich Boy rapper from the 2000s was his son lol

[@thestylemind4922]

“Dale Ellis n them”

[@jasonic-ks2tm]

Although everyone know about him for saying and doing stupid stuff. I think sprewel deserves some love. As a kid o was amazed an how fast he was and he covered jordan lome no other player ive ever seen

[@powerbadpowerbad]

Yeah,especially choking his coach-TWICE !!! LOL. I don't care what you're going thru,you don't choke your coach.The players union went to bat for Spree,he should've done the entire nba suspension.

[@youtuber3328]

if you ask me the 93 and 96 sonics weren't as elite as the 80 sonics

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

Suggestion: Sarunas Marciulionis. It's pronounced Mar-see-UUH-Lee-OH-nis, not MARSH-a-LOA-nis.

[@marioaustin9312]

Dale ellis biggest rival: Cars

[@terrenceliburd8655]

One of the best "one trick ponys"ever. A shooters shooter.

[@wellitsherenow]

Never heard of him

[@1017squirrel]

For the longest I swore he was Monte Ellis dad😅

[@primoxxl71]

You're not the only one lol

[@1017squirrel]

@@primoxxl71 😂

[@Clem_lippin]

It’s pronounced like Vawl not Vole.

[@lilpenny1982]

Underrated player in the late 1980's but a bad person off the court

[@areguapiri]

A great player with some emotional/behavioral issues.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

AGREED.Especially the accident he was drunk in,no excuses.

[@Youralwayswhining4367]

Damn athletes get away with everything.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

AGREED.They get away with-TOO-much for my taste. That's why they act a fool most of the time,knowing they'll get a slap on the wrist.

[@creoleDJ]

Put this man in the HOF already!

[@lukesmith9692]

Kemp and Ellis salty at supersonics

[@lukesmith9692]

Pay the man. Easy fix sonics

[@CSDonohue11]

$500 fine for then 2nd highest paid guard in NBA 😂 Hilarious Like a $5 fine to the avg person Actually, back then it would be more like a $1 fine

[@senormedia]

Very nice retrospective. But, c'mon, if you're gonna talk about a player's career in college, learn how to pronounce the team name. Vols rhymes with walls. It's not pronounced like the rodent (vole)..

[@senormedia]

ya know, like "Volunteers"

[@BleedColtsBlue]

Dale Ellis > Bird Don't at me.

[@testostyrone33]

What's up with all this crap about his personal life? WHO CARES??? My goodness.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

All nba players have morality clauses in their contracts and when they screw-up it's news.

[@jasonic-ks2tm]

You do such awesome work! Do you have patron? Also here's a solid list! Doug Christie, derrick Coleman, and John starks. Oh yeah Jimmy Jackson. Lol